The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-01
Read 6. p. Morrison & Co.'S special

The dates for the Nicollet county
fair are Sept. 9th to 18th, inclusive.
Citizens, make your arrangements
to decorate your residences during the
encampment.
The real estate transfers for last
week were less than any week for
months before.
Mr.. +. S. Blodgett has presented his
bill for $3.50 for his advice and report on
the sewer matter.
The Empire Dry Goods Store has a
new advertisement in to-day's FREE
Pass, which will repay our readers to
peruse.
Crops are becoming very much
parched Oh account of lack of rain.
This section of the country is badly in
need of rain.
Mr.. l.. T. Grady, successor to Carl
Dice), has a new "ad." in this weeks
FREE PREss. He is offering groceries
way down.
The Golden Lion Dry Goods House
has something of interest to say to our
readers in their advertisement.
The Ladies' Sewing Society of the
Presbyterian church will be entertained
by Mrs C. w. Piper Friday afternoon.
A new sidewalk has been laid in
front of Rockey's feed store.
Several special policemen will be
appointed Monday and will hold their
position until the close of the encamp-
ment. This is a wise move as the town
will be infested with hard characters
who will be attracted by the crowds as
sembled here. 1t behooves our citizens
to see that their doors are locked and all
property made secure.
If the editor of the Lake Crystal
Union read the FREE Press report of
the Cookson matter he should know that
we gave only the facts in the case as
brought out at the examination. No
comment whatever was made as to the
merits of either side of the case. 1t
strikes us that the real trouble with the
Union man is that we did treat the mat
ter impartialiy.
-Sergeants Lewis and Walker went TO
Winona to-day to boom the encamp-
ment; Lieut.. Comstock and Private DAILY
to st. Paul and Minneapolis, Mortified
and Faribault; Private Denny to Worth
ington Private Lyle Soaring to Redwood
Falls; Private Clague to Marshall; Pri-
vate Schweiller to Wells and Egan;
Private Parry to Austin and Private
Williams to Elmore.
Mosquitoes are just a trifie too famil-
iar at this time of year, and somewhat
mar the enjoyment of sitting out of doors
these pleasant evenings. Mr.. W. w. Z.
Mcconnell has devised a scheme TO be
protected from the intrusion of the in
sects and yet not have to shut himself
indoors. He is having constructed on
his veranda a good-sized room, surround
ed by wire screen, which is warranted
to keep out mosquitoes, flies and other
obnoxious intruders. The room will be
provided with a gas jet, and Mr.. Neon
Hcll VIII NC aDlc W tahc ooiiu CoIiioiI
reading the latest news i'm his Daily FREE
PRESS.
"A gentleman in this city, who does
not wish his name given, ascertained a
couple of weeks ago that he had fallen
heir to one-fourth share of fortune
in France consisting of GO, OO0, 600 francs
or about $50, 0O0,0 900 in our money. The
amount fell to Mr.. Joseph Thiery,
who died before he could obtain it and
four heirs were left to claim it. Three
have already received their shares and
the Mankato man is the last to present
his claim He heard of the legacy only
two weeks ago and has prepared his af-
fidavits and other necessary papers and
expects to receive the amount in about
three weeks. The money has been III
the Bank of France for five or six years.
st. Peter Tribune: Messrs. Willard
and Jones, of Mankato, came down yes
terday afternoon to make arrangements
for a game of base ball at this place on
the fourth. If arrangements for the
game can be made it would undoubtedly
be good drawing card as the Mankato
people would turn out in large numbers
to see the game, there being no celebra-
ton at that place.
The old "Red Cap" ball club re-or-
ganized under the title of the "Name-
less" club. will play the Lake Crystal club
at that place on the afternoon of the 4th
of July. The Lake Crystal people will
pay all expenses and will probably raise
purse besides. The boys couldn't
make the desired arrangements at st.
Peter.